School Journal Level 3 May 2016
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Māui
The narrator and his sister are on a fishing trip with Dad, but the outing is overshadowed by the fact that their mother is at home with an unspecified illness.
Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Learning area: English, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Fiction
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Topics: endangered species, family, fishing, grief, illness, Māui, Māui dolphins, traditional stories, whānau
In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Publication date: May 2016
The Duel: The Inventors Awaken
This light-hearted fantasy story, told through narrative, is the first part of a two-part story. The second part will appear in the School Journal, Level 3, August 2016. The text includes numerous illustrations, which amplify the content and add another layer to the story.
Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Learning area: English
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
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Topics: cartoons, duels, family, fantasy, grandparents, humour, illustrations, inventions, sequels, tall tales, visual language
In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Publication date: May 2016
The Past Beneath Our Feet
This is a profile of Māori archaeologist Atholl Anderson, which looks at his work, the methods he uses, and the importance of his field. It includes text boxes and quotes that contextualise his work (for example, explaining who the first ancestors were, where they came from, and what their society was like).
Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Learning area: English, Science, Social Sciences
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Non-fiction
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Topics: ancestors, Atholl Anderson, archaeology, artefacts, carbon, DNA, first people, genetics, Māori, middens, migration, Ngāi Tahu, palaeontology, radiocarbon dating, Wairau Bar
In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Publication date: May 2016
Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 6
Category: Fiction
Topics: birthdays, change, friendship, group dynamics, growing up, relationships
In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Publication date: May 2016
Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: apprenticeship, fairy tales, fantasy, healing, making choices, natural remedies, quests, trials
In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Publication date: May 2016
Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: beans, broad beans, conservation, cross-pollination, gardening, heritage, pollination, school gardens, seed bank, seeds, Tahakopa School
In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Publication date: May 2016
Series: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Curriculum level: 3
Reading year level: 5
Category: Fiction
Topics: apocalypse, climate change, humour, ice age, poetry, Rotorua, sun
In: School Journal Level 3 May 2016
Publication date: May 2016